Summer and fall Weather outlook Southwest Electric Distribution Exchange Conference April 26, 2016 We have made some changes to the drought presentation this month, thus changing the slide numbers as listed in the drought memo. Page 1 of the memo refers to the drought dashboard (water supply status), formally slide 4, has been removed from the presentation.
2015 rainfall
2015 rainfall departure from normal
2015 Texas weather stats Wettest year on record, with 41.13 inches (Previous record was 40.22 inches in 1941) Wettest January - June on record Wettest spring on record May was the wettest month ever recorded, with 9.06 inches.
May Record Rainfall
Texas May Rainfall Stats Rainfall averaged 9.06 inches. Wettest May on record. Wettest month ever (Previous was 6.66 inches in June 2004).
May 24th Wimberley flood
Memorial day Austin area flood
October 30th Central Texas rain event
April 15-18, 2016 Southeast Texas flood
April 15-18, 2016 Southeast Texas flood
House Park-Austin
May Floods Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Memorial Day Floods Houston
Wimberley Flood Memorial Day Weekend
Wimberley Flood Memorial Day Weekend
Dallas Area Post Christmas Tornadoes
2015 weather dominated by a strong El Niño USA China Australia
2015 tied with 1997 for strongest El Niño
Typical Effects of El Niño
Winter rains below normal
Warmest winter on record
Current Conditions
Year to date rainfall, departure from normal
Soil moisture anomaly
Tropical Pacific waters cooling
Summer and fall El Niño forecast La Niña
Weather outlook for 2016
May Aug Nov Jun Sep Jul Oct
May Aug Nov Temperature Jun Sep Jul Oct
Temperature Precipitation Temperature Rainfall
NWS Rainfall Outlook
NWS Rainfall Outlook
NWS temperature outlook
NWS temperature outlook
Outlook for 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
2016 Hurricane Tracks
Sea surface temperature anomalies
Klotzbach/CSU outlook for 2016 season A near average season overall 12 named storms (12) 5 of the 12 storms becoming hurricanes (5) 2 major hurricane (2)
Accuweather outlook
WeatherBell outlook
2016 weather outlook El Niño will weaken from now into early summer. A weak to moderate La Niña expected by fall Above-normal rainfall expected through June. Trending drier than normal summer into fall Near normal temps. through May. Trending hotter than normal this summer and fall.
Questions? Bob Rose LCRA Chief Meteorologist bob.rose@lcra.org 512-578-3350